In February of 2007, I had just switched jobs. I went from being part of a popular FM morning show back to sports radio, where I had started eleven years earlier. Shane Doan of the Phoenix Coyotes had been a frequent guest/friend of our FM morning show. He’d come on once a week and talk […]
Loyalty is not synonymous with free agency in professional sports and athletes often take the contract from the highest bidder when deciding where to sign. Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan is not the norm; he is the exception to the rule. The veteran winger signed a four-year, $21.2 million contract with the Coyotes Friday, rejecting […]
Arizona Sports 620’s John Gambadoro is reporting that Shane Doan has agreed to a four-year $21.2 million contract with Phoenix Coyotes, spurning a similar offer from the Vancouver Canucks. The deal includes a $2 million signing bonus, but does not include an out clause should the franchise move from Phoenix. Such a clause was not […]
Arizona Sports 620’s John Gambadoro is reporting that Shane Doan is expected to decide between playing for the Vancouver Canucks and the Phoenix Coyotes soon. It is down two – Phoenix and Vancouver. Coyotes Captain Shane Doan will sign a contract deciding where he will play by 5 pm NY time Friday — John Gambadoro […]
Although an impending lockout may leave hockey fans down in the dumps this weekend, the same may not be entirely true here in the Valley. If seeing is believing, Phoenix Coyotes fans might finally have a reason to believe their three-year nightmare is coming to an end. According to Mike Sunnucks of the Phoenix Business […]
Paul Bissonnette is one of the most well-known members of the Phoenix Coyotes not because of what he does on the ice, but rather because what he says off it. And what he says, specifically, on his @BizNasty2point0 Twitter page. Bissonnette took to Twitter to discuss the NHL’s ongoing labor problems, which could lead to […]
Luis Gonzalez. Steve Nash. Larry Fitzgerald. All of them pale compared to Shane Doan. The still owner-less Coyotes and its passionately loyal fan base got their captain back Friday, but the Valley gained something more: the biggest sports legend in Arizona history. Now, I’m sure there are thousands who are ready to disagree with me […]
Arizona teams are receiving plenty of respect in ESPN’s tenth annual Ultimate Team Rankings. The ranking system ESPN used is based on a combination of bang for the buck (revenue based), fan relations, ownership, affordability, stadium experience, players, coaching and title track. Despite not having an owner, the Coyotes rank sixth on the list and […]
He said he wanted to stay in Phoenix, and he will. Arizona Sports 620’s John Gambadoro is reporting, according to a source, that free agent right wing Shane Doan has agreed to a four-year deal with the Phoenix Coyotes worth $21.5 million. The deal is contingent on the finalization of the sale of the franchise […]
According to ESPN.com, the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes appears to be one step closer to completion. A source confirmed to ESPN.com Tuesday evening that suitor Greg Jamison, the former president and CEO of the San Jose Sharks, has finally arranged financing that would allow him to purchase the team from the National Hockey League […]
With ownership rumors cirtculating and a lockout looming it seems like there’s more than a slight chance that this may change, but the Phoenix Coyotes announced Thursday their national broadcast schedule as it stands for the 2012-13 season. The Coyotes will appear in four nationally televised games on NBC Sports Network during the 2012-13 regular […]
Fans looking to pick up tickets for some individual Coyotes games will be able to do so beginning at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday. It was announced that tickets for the team’s two home preseason games as well as the first 18 games of the regular season could be purchased. Tickets for the rest of the games, […]
The Phoenix Coyotes, the NHL and Greg Jamison ownership saga could soon be over. According to the Phoenix Business Journal, two sources with knowledge of the situation say that Jamison now has the investors and partners lined up to buy the team, and a deal could close very soon. Our own John Gambadoro agrees that […]
Shane Doan wants to remain a Phoenix Coyote, but will explore other opportunities if he’s unconvinced the team will be sticking around in the Valley. According to Arizona Sports’ John Gambadoro, Doan’s camp is tired of waiting for the ownership situation to get resolved, and will start negotiating with other teams if a sale isn’t […]
If the Phoenix Coyotes weren’t worried about losing their captain before, they should be now. After spending two weeks gauging interest and fielding offers, Shane Doan is making his first official visit of free agency Friday, and he is doing it in New York. Doan, the 35-year-old free agent, who has spent his entire career […]
It’s been a full week since free agent Shane Doan and his representatives starting accepting contract offers. With the Coyotes’ future in Glendale still very much in doubt, Doan is considering offers from other teams despite voicing his desire to stay with the franchise that has employed his services since their days in Winnipeg in […]
Shane Doan has made no secret of his desire to stay with the Phoenix Coyotes, provided they remain in Arizona. Though the prospective sale of the team to former San Jose Sharks CEO Greg Jamison appears to be moving forward, Doan knows he must at least be prepared in case he has to move on. […]
The Coyotes are keeping a key member of their coaching staff around for a few more years. The team announced Tuesday it has agreed to a three-year contract extension with Sean Burke, who last year served as director of player development and goaltending coach. In addition to his role in helping goaltenders, Burke will now […]
Phoenix Coyotes forward Brett MacLean’s “condition is improving,” said Phoenix Coyotes General Manager Don Maloney in a statement released by the team Monday. The 23-year-old suffered a medical emergency last Monday while he was playing hockey in Owen Sound, Ontario. He received CPR on site, was transported to a local hospital by ambulance and was […]
The Phoenix Coyotes have signed restricted free agent forward Kyle Chipchura to a one-year contract, the club announced Friday. The 26-year-old Chipchura played in 53 regular season games for the Coyotes, posting 3-13-16 and 43 penalty minutes. In 13 playoff games, he scored one goal and had three assists while registering seven penalty minutes. “We […]
Phoenix Coyotes forward Brett MacLean, 23, suffered a cardiac emergency Monday night and is currently in an intensive care unit, according to a press release from the team.
The Phoenix Coyotes have signed former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Steve Sullivan to a one-year contract, the club said in a statement. Sullivan, a 15-year NHL veteran, was the sixth-highest scorer last year for the Penguins, notching 17 goals and 38 assists. “We are very pleased to welcome Steve to the Coyotes,” said Coyotes General Manager […]
Coyotes fans don’t want to see Shane Doan play for any other franchise, but until the free agent re-ups with Phoenix, that will remain a possibility. Of course, Doan has professed a desire to stay in the Valley, but only if the team’s ownership situation can be resolved in a timely manner. Should that not […]
Raffi Torres will be back on the ice for the Phoenix Coyotes sooner than originally thought. The Coyotes forward was suspended for 25 games following a hit on Chicago’s Marian Hossa in Game 3 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, one many (including the NHL) deemed to be of the incredibly dirty […]
It only took two hours of NHL free agency for the Coyotes ownership situation to rear its ugly head. After penning a deal with the Dallas Stars, former Coyotes forward Ray Whitney said that the Coyotes ownership situation was a primary reason he chose to leave the desert. “I found in Phoenix, without an owner, […]
The veteran exodus of the Phoenix Coyotes continued Sunday as defenseman Adrian Aucoin reportedly penned a one-year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Further to Adrian Aucoin going to Columbus. It’s 2 million over 1 year..plus bonuses #TSN — Aaron Ward (@aaronward_nhl) July 1, 2012 Aucoin may have only posted two goals and seven assists […]
The Phoenix Coyotes announced Sunday that they have signed right wing David Moss to a two-year contract. “David, a former 20-goal scorer, is a big, versatile player who will provide secondary scoring and back-up depth at our center position,” General Manager Don Maloney told Phoenixcoyotes.com. “Our Associate Coach, Jim Playfair, coached David in Calgary and […]
Forty-year-old forward Ray Whitney signed a 2-year, $9 million deal with the Dallas Stars coming off a 77-point season for the Phoenix Coyotes. Whitney was the Coyotes’ leading scorer last season and was 12th in the league in points while earning Second-Team All-NHL honors. Selected 23rd overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, Whitney has […]
It’s almost July 1. For NHL fans like me, that means it’s time to get giddy. A flurry of contracts will be agreed on this Sunday, filling my need for gossip (sure beats talking about Bill ’round the water cooler) and nearly blowing up my Twitter timeline. Phone calls will be made, contracts will be […]
